Recap: Striving for Equality
On October 21, 2021, Breakthrough ACTION hosted a roundtable discussion on the topic of gender and social norms. This event provided an opportunity for those working in family planning and reproductive health to learn about Breakthrough ACTION’s work addressing gender and social norms across diverse country programs and to share their own experiences.
Harmonisation des mesures du changement social et comportemental dans le cadre de la planification familiale
Breakthrough ACTION crée, teste et applique à grande échelle de nouvelles approches hybrides du CSC en se fondant sur ses recherches novatrices, mais aussi sur son évaluation de programmes et de stratégies de CSC rentables éprouvés. Ensemble, ces projets jumeaux financés par l’USAID tirent parti des pratiques et des données relatives au CSC pour encourager les
Aligning Measures of Social and Behavior Change for Family Planning
Breakthrough ACTION develops, tests, and scales up new and hybrid approaches to SBC, informed by Breakthrough RESEARCH’s cutting-edge research and evaluation of proven, cost-effective SBC strategies and programs. Together, these USAID-funded sister projects are harnessing SBC evidence and practice to increase priority health behaviors for improved health and development outcomes.
Empathways: Improving the Relationship Between Healthcare Providers and Young People
A major barrier to young people’s access and use of family planning is mistrust. This new tool leads providers and young potential clients through a process that addresses this barrier by fostering empathy, creating opportunities to improve youth family planning service delivery.
Vasectomy Advocacy: The time is now
Vasectomy is a safe and effective contraceptive method that offers benefits for individuals and heterosexual couples who know they do not want to have any—or any more—children. According to Breakthrough ACTION, a USAID-funded project that develops and tests new tools for social and behavior change in family planning and reproductive health, increasing access to vasectomy would
Is Better Measurement the Key to Increased Investment in Social and Behavior Change for Voluntary Family Planning in Francophone West Africa?
Social and behavior change (SBC) approaches can increase the use of modern contraceptives by addressing the attitudes and social norms that influence demand. However, they often do not receive attention, partly because many practitioners are not effectively measuring their SBC efforts. Breakthrough ACTION interviewed voluntary family planning stakeholders in West Africa to learn why.